Jeffery Higgins, MCSO Detention Officer, Pleads Not Guilty to Charges He Got Drunk and Pointed Loaded Gun at Son

A detention officer with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office accused of getting drunk and pointing a loaded gun at his own son has pleaded not guilty to one count each of aggravated assault and criminal damage.

Jeffery Higgins entered his plea in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning.

According to court records, the latest incident isn't the first time Higgins has pulled a gun on his son (more on that below).

Police were called to Higgins' Mesa home about 3 a.m. on January 24 after his wife called 9-1-1 to report that her husband was drunk and fighting with their 19-year-old son.